Questions to answer about the Vietnam War
...t support? 9. What are two reasons why that side got the support it did? 10. What agreement was signed on March 6, 1946? 11. Despite this agreement, what occurred in Vietnam from 1946 to 1954? 12. What was the US role in this struggle? 13. What decisive event occurred in 1954 that caused the French to at last grant Vietnam full independence? 14. In 1954, what conference took place? 15. Who was granted rule of the north? Who was at first granted rule of the south? 16. Who actually became ruler of the south? 17. Which side did not want to hold the scheduled national elections, and why? 18. Why did the US back Ngo Dinh Diem? 19. What US forces were first sent into Vietnam? 20. Besides the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), whom did US troops have to fight in south Vietnam? 21. What was their famous supply line called? 22. Where did it run and how did it work? 23. How many US troops were sent to Vietnam at the height of the conflict? 24. ...